[LU-9327] handle nodes without numbers in hostlist_expand() for test suite

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.10.0
• Labels: patch
• Environment: maloo test suite.
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: James A Simmons
• Reporter: James A Simmons

Description

Currently hostlist_expand() in test-framework assumes all node names will contain numbers to sort them by. It is possible to have nodes that instead alphabetical in nature (nodea, nodeb, ...).